Iowa Innovation Corp. selects new board chair

5 May 2015

Business Innovation, Business Expansion, Grant, Research and Development

Sarah McDonald Hasken has been elected to the top leadership post on the Board of Directors for the Iowa Innovation Corp.

Hasken, of Dubuque, was appointed to the board by Gov. Terry Branstad when the corporation was formed in 2011.

She replaces outgoing board chair Bob Riley, who will continue to serve as an ex-officio member of the board.

Jamie Zanios, retired vice president of North Iowa Area Community College, has been elected vice chair/chair of governance, and Georgia Van Gundy, director of governmental eelations for the Principal Financial Group, is the new board secretary/treasurer.

For more information about the Iowa Innovation Corp., go to www.innovationiowa.com. (full article...)

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